Legal Opinion

Jones v. United States

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided September 14, 2009No. 08-645CPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINIONIORDER

BASKIR, Judge.

Plaintiffs, security screeners for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), seek overtime pay in accordance with the overtime compensation scheme set forth in the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq. (2000). Because we find that the plain language in Section 111(d) of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) unambiguously vests TSA with complete discretion in setting compensation levels for security screeners “notwithstanding any other provision of law,” 49 U.S.C. § 44935 (note), we GRANT Government’s Motion to Dismiss pursuant to…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  4. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Sullivan v. StroopSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  3. Richmond v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2020
  4. Tarovisky v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2020

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